The rise and rise of Ayushmann Khurrana: A look at his highest grossers

Ayushmann Khurrana carved an image for himself for someone who does unconventional roles right from his debut vehicle Vicky Donor that saw him playing the role of a sperm donor Though he saw three consecutive flops with Nautanki Saala 2013Bewakoofiyaan 2014 andHawaizaada 2015his fourth film turned out to be a gamechanger of sorts for his career Khurranas Dum Laga Ke Haisha 2015 brought him back to the critics and audiences favourite clubHis next film Shubh Mangal Saavdhan 2017 that starred his Dum Laga Ke Haisha costar Bhumi Pednekar as a newly engaged man suffering from erectile dysfunction too got him accolades followed by Andhadhun for which he bagged the National Award for best actorEven the actors latest release Dream Girl is no different In the romantic comedy Ayushmann essays the role of a young man imitating female voices which leads to hilarious results As Dream Girl continues its dream run at the box office we take some of the actors big commercial hitsBadhaai Ho 2018Badhaai Ho posterThe romantic comedy was his first film that grossed 200 crores globally and tops the actors chart Badhaai Ho featured him as the son of an elderly couple played by Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao who find out they would be turning parents for the third time In its 1st week the film collected Rs 6610 crore followed by Rs 2815 crore in its 2nd week and Rs 975 crore in its 3rd weekendBy the end of the day the comedydrama had minted more than Rs 200 crore Not just the audience the film also lightened the awards street grabbing multiple awards The movie grabbed the Best Popular Film Award at the National Film Awards and Ayushmanns costar Surekha Sikri won the award for Best Supporting ActressAndhadhun 2018Ayushmann Khurrana and Radhika Apte in a still from AndhadhunAndhadhun which too released in 2018 is Ayushmanns secondhighest grosser after Badhaai Ho The film managed to collect Rs 94 crore in India The movie revolves around the story of a blind piano artist Ayushmann showcasing facades of his love story However life takes a sharp turn as he gets caught in the world of tragediesAnd if you think the box office collection is less think again While it missed the 100 crore mark by a whisker Andhadhun created history in China The film grossed Rs 30336 crore in our neighbourhood making it the third highestgrossing Indian film behind Dangal and Secret Superstar in the Asian countrySo when Andhadhun gave Ayushmann his first National Film Award no one was surprisedArticle 15 2019Ayushmann Khurrana in a still from Article 15Article 15 comes third in the list of Ayushmanns highestgrossing films This film was not a comedy or a romantic drama but a film that was loosely based on reallife incidents Article 15 featured Ayushmann in a neverseenbefore cop avatar with a heroic element to the character As a senior police officer Ayushmann has to solve a rape case tackling issues like honour killing caste discrimination and police brutality with sensitivityHis nononsense character got appreciation from the audience as Article 15 minted a total of Rs 6545 crores Adding a total of two million collections overseas the cop drama ended its run with Rs 9141 croregross in its kittyShubh Mangal Saavdhan 2017Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar inShubh Mangal Saavdhan posterAyushmanns fourth major hit Shubh Mangal Saavdhan cemented Ayushmann as an epitome of pathbreaking films The film revolved around Mudit Sharma played by Ayushmann Khurrana a Gurgaon boy with a marketing job who falls in for Sugandha and later when the duo tries to get intimate then a shy Mudit reveals about his problem of erectile dysfunction He then tries different ways to solve the problemThe 2017 release received universal critical acclaim Shubh Mangal Saavdhan collected a total of Rs 6454 crores and was a commercial success Ayushmann also received a Filmfare nomination for Best ActorDum Laga Ke Haisha 2015A still fromDum Laga Ke HaishaDum Laga Ke Haisa marked the debut of Bhumi Pednekar and was the first hit of Ayushmann after a gap of three years Before this the actor had delivered duds like Nautanki Saala Bewakoofiyaan and Hawaizaada After Vicky Donor DLKH was Khurranas another pathbreaking film in which he played the role of an overweight girls husband The 2015 romantic comedy film revolved around a boy named Prem essayed by Ayushmann a school dropout who hesitantly marries an educated but overweight girl Sandhya The couple comes closer when they take part in a race which involves Prem carrying Sandhya on his backDum Laga Ke Haisha managed to earn a lifetime total of Rs 30 crores and was declared a hit The film also managed to grab National Film Award for the Best Feature Film in HindiSo just like his past five big hits Dream Girl is set to keep Ayushmanns record of delivering clutterbreaking box office hits in check The film is currently standing as Rs 5940 crore collection till September 17 Will you think Dream Girl will emerge as his biggest career hit Shoot your opinion in the comment section belowAlso ReadSeven reasons why Ayushmann Khurranas Dream Girl is a mustwatchCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates